On January 26, the United Nation’s (UN) Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Deborah Lyons said that “we remain extremely concerned about the fate of several women activists who were abducted from their homes and have disappeared,” reports Tolo News. She also called on the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to make an investigation into such cases. Two women activists, Tamana Zaryabi Paryani and Parawana Ibrahimkhel have gone missing. The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for the release of these two female activists.